limur

Eskayan

Noun

limur

1. quarrel

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːmʊr]

Noun

limur m (genitive singular limar, plural limir)

1. limb
2. penis
3. piece of mutton
4. piece of halibut
5. member (club, party, etc.)

Declension

Declension of limur (m12)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	limur	limurin	limir	limirnir
accusative	lim	limin	limir	limirnar
dative	limi	liminum	limum	limunum
genitive	limar	limarins	lima	limanna

Hyponyms

• bólkalimur
• felagslimur
• fólkatingslimur
• heiðurslimur
• løgtingslimur
• kórlimur
• tinglimur

Related terms

• limalítil
• limastórur
• limaskapur
• limaland
• limafelag
• limafundur
• limagjald
• limakort
• limarættur
• limaskyldur
• limabólkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse limr, from Proto-Germanic *limuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪːmʏr]

  Rhymes: -ɪːmʏr

Noun

limur m (genitive singular lims or (archaic/obsolete) limar, nominative plural limir)

1. limb

   Synonym: útlimur

2. penis (short for getnaðarlimur)

   Synonyms: getnaðarlimur, göndull, typpi, reður, skaufi; see also Thesaurus:typpi

Declension

Declension of limur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	limur	limurinn	limir	limirnir
accusative	lim	liminn	limi, limu1	limina
dative	lim	limnum	limum	limunum
genitive	lims, limar2	limsins, limarins2	lima	limanna

¹Archaic or literary.
²Archaic/obsolete.

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “limur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “limur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “limur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)